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Muhal Richard Abrams
Abrams at Moers Festival, 2009
Background information
Birth name
Richard Lewis Abrams
Born
(1930-09-19)September 19, 1930 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
October 29, 2017(2017-10-29) (aged 87) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Genres
Free jazz, post-bop
Occupation(s)
Musician, bandleader, composer
Instrument(s)
Piano, clarinet, cello
Years active
1950s–2017
Labels
Delmark, Black Saint, Novus, New World, Pi
Musical artist
Muhal Richard Abrams (born Richard Lewis Abrams; September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium.[1] He recorded and toured the United States, Canada and Europe with his orchestra, sextet, quartet, duo and as a solo pianist.
^Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 2. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
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